How are the village health volunteers deliver malaria testing and treatment services and what are the challenges they are facing? A mixed methods study in Myanmar

Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants of the focus group discussions and key informant interviews conducted in four selected townships in Myanmar, 2017

Characteristics	FGDs with volunteers		FGDs with community^a		KII participants^b
Characteristics	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	65	100	66	100	14	100
Gender
Male	25	38	18	27	6	43
Female	40	62	48	73	8	57
Age group
15–24 years	10	15	9	14	0	0
25–44 years	43	66	31	47	8	57
45–64 years	11	17	22	33	6	43
65 years and above	1	2	4	6	0	0
Education
Up to primary	5	8	53	80	0	0
Up to high school	52	80	13	20	2	14
Graduate	8	12	0	0	8	57
Missing	0	0	0	0	4	29
Years of service
0–5 years	37	57			3	21
6–10 years	24	37			3	21
More than 10 years	3	5			6	43
Missing	1	2			2	14

^aCommunity members were fishermen (n = 3), farmer (n = 32), laborer (n = 19), trader (n = 3), and dependent members (n = 9)
^bKII participants were midwives (n = 5), malaria inspector (n = 1), health assistant (n = 4), malaria supervisor (n = 2), malaria assistant (n = 1), and assistant director (n = 1); FGD = focus group discussion; KII = key informant interview

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